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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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